In the case of students, this laboratory preparations manual can be used to find additional experiments to illustrate concepts in synthesis and to augment existing laboratory texts. A name reaction index is also included to direct the reader to the location where specific reactions appear in this manual.
The industrial chemist is frequently required to prepare a variety of compounds, and this manual can serve as a convenient guide to choose a synthetic route.

• Offers detailed directions for the synthesis of various functional groups
• Includes up-to-date references to the journal literature and patents (foreign and domestic)
• Reviews the chemistry for each functional group with suggestions where additional research is needed
• Name reactions are indexed along with the preparations cited